Catch.



No. 727, 16.22. v PATENTED MAY 5, 1903.

E. GFSGHRIEFER CATCH.

APPLICATION FILED 0013.6, 1902.

I0 MODEL.

Witnesses:

- yw/zwm UNiThn STATns Patented May 5, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

CATCH.

SPEGIFIOATEON forming part of Letters Patent No. 727,462, dated May 5,1903.

Application filed October 6, 1902. Serial No. 126,051. (No modeLI I Toall whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EDWARD G. SCHRIEFER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Catches, of whichthe following is a specification.

Myinvention relates to catches, and has for its object the providing ofa catch so constructed as to occupy little transverse space and adaptedto have its parts interconnect while the pieces to which the catch issecured are still in separated relation and to draw the pieces togetherby the movement of the connecting-piece of the catch longitudinally ofthe catch; and my invention will be readily understood from thefollowing description and claims and from the drawings, in which latter-Figure 1 is afront elevation of my improved device shown in connectionwith two pieces it is desired to unite, with the connectingpiece thrownback into disengaged position and also shown in engaged position at thebeginning of engagement in dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a front elevation ofmy improved device shown in. connection with two pieces in clampedrelation. Fig. 3 is a cross-section of my improved device, taken on theline 00a; of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of my improved device,and Fig. 5 is a side eleva' tion of the blank forming the plate on whichthe hook-piece slides.

A and B represent two pieces, such as wood or metal, which it is desiredto draw together or hold in connected relation.

1 and 2 are plates whichare adapted to be secured to the pieces A and B,respectively, as by means of screws or nails passing through holes 3.The plates 1 and 2 are preferably of sheet metal of half-moon form whenformed up, having adjacent plane meeting edges 4 5. The plate 1 has arib 6, bent or struck up out of its body and separated at one edgethereof from the body, as shown at 7, forming an edge 8 for the rib,along which a hook-piece 9 may be guided. The edge 8 consists,preferably, of a slightly-inclined part 10, merging into a more acutelyinclined or curved part 11, the part 11 forming the beginning of thedrawing edge for the hook-piece, so that the hook 12 of the hook-piecemay be readily passed above or adjacent to and into line with the raisededge 8 when the pieces A and B are separated for readily finding theraised edge when the pieces are to be connected. The raised ribpreferably has one end disconnected from the plate 1, as more clearlyshown at 15 in Fig. 4, while its other end remains connected with theplate by the web 16 for strength.

The plate 2 has a rod 21 secured thereto by suitable means, preferablyby resting in bearings 22 22, formed by having lips 23 23 of the metalcurled above the plate to a form to receive the rod. The hook-piece 9 isalso preferably formed up out of sheet metal and has a bearing 24 curledat its end for taking about the rod. The bearing is preferably two-part,having a gap 25, in which a spring 26 takes about the red, one end ofthe spring takingagainst the hook-piece and the other projecting into apocket 27, formed in the plate 2, for normally forcing the hook-piecebackwardly against the plate 2, as shown in Fig. l and in dotted linesin Fig. 3. The pocket is preferably formed by striking up the raisedportion 28 out of the body of the plate 2, leaving a slot 29 between theraised portio'n 28 and body of the plate, the spring end taking throughthe slot. The spring being confined sidewardly between the two-partbearing of the hook-piece slides on the rod with the hook-piece, and thespring end sliding in the slot 29 at the same time permits the spring toslide with the hook-piece and to act for forcing back the hook-pieceirrespective of the position of the latter sidewise on the rod.

My improved construction permits ready assembling of the pieces bypassing the rod through the bearings of the plate 2 and the bearing andspring of the hook-piece, the teats 3O 30 holding the parts in place,one of which teats may be formed up prior to assembling, leaving onlythe one teat to be bent up after assembling for holding the partstogether, as indicated in Fig. 4.

My improved device forms a simple and effective means for drawing twoparts together and takes up little space transversely whether inconnected or disconnected relation, and it draws the pieces together bya movement parallel with the planes of the face of the pieces,

so that the catch may take up little transverse space irrespective otthe closeness of the joint between the pieces and irrespective of thedistance to which the hook-piece has been drawn upon the inclined faceof the plate 1. For convenience of manipulation I provide the hook-piecewith a flange or flanges 31 31. Myimproved construction also avoids thenecessity of nicety of fit of the catch on the pieces to be drawntogether. Thus the edges t 5 of the plates should normally respectivelyregister with the adjacent edges 32 33 of the pieces A and B whenattached to the latter; but there may in practice be considerablevariation from this proper normal condition, and the plates may be setback considerably upon the pieces away from the edges 32 33, while stillpermitting the hookpiece to connect with the contacting edge of the ribof plate 1.

My improved construction further permits two pieces to be connected whenat relatively different angles. For instance, the plate 2 may be atright angles to the plate 1, indicated in dotted lines in Fig.

In order to provide sufficient space between the rod and plate 2 topermit the hook-piece to pass between the rod and plate, I strike up theends of the plate under the bearings 22 22, as shown at 34c 84:, therebyraising the bearings.

Having thus fully described my invention, What I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a catch, the combination of a plate having an inclined face bentor struck up from its body and adapted to' be secured to one of twopieces to be connected, with a hook-piece adapted to be secured to theother of said pieces and slidable substantially parallel with the faceof said plate and arranged to engage said inclined face for drawing thetwo pieces toward one another.

2. In a catch, the combination of a plate having an inclined face bentorstrnck up from its body and adapted to be secured to one of two piecesto be connected, with a hook-piece adapted to be secured to the other ofsaid pieces and slidable substantially parallel with the face of saidplate and arranged to engage said inclined face for drawing the twopieces toward one another, and aspring for normally pressing thehook-piece to the side of the piece to which it is attached.

In a catch, the combination of a hookpiecc arranged to be pivoted aboutan axis substantially parallel with the face of one of two pieces to beconnected and swingable at substantially right angles to the face ofsaid piece, with means for permitting the hookpiece to slide sidewisesubstantially parallel with said axis, and means on the other of saidtwo pieces receiving the hook-piece and acting with the hook-piece todraw the two pieces toward one another.

4:. In a catch, the combination of a hookpiece having, a two'parthearing about an axis substantially parallel with the face of one of twopieces to be connected and swingable at substantially right angles tothe face of said piece, a spring between the two parts of the bearing,with means for permitting the hookpiece and spring to slide sidewisesubstantially parallel with said axis, and means on the other of saidpieces rcceivinp the hookpiece and acting with the hook-piece to drawthe two pieces toward one another.

5. In a catch, the combination of two pieces of sheet metal, a rodsecured to one of the pieces, a hook-piece pivoted about and swingablein a plane at substantially right angles to said axis and slidableltmgitudinally to said axis, slot in the plate, a spring coiled aboutthe rod and taking into the slot and against the hook-piece andslid-able in the slot, and means on the other piece for receiving thehook-piece and acting therewith to draw the two pieces toward oneanother.

in a catch, the combination of two sheetmetal plates, a rod, bearingstherefor formed out of one of the plates, means at the ends of thebearings for securing the rod therebetween, a hoolepiece pivoted andslidable sidewise on the rod, and an inclined way struck up from theother plate for the hook-piece and acting therewith for drawing the twoplates toward one another.

In witness whereof I have signed my name hereto in the presence of twosubscribing Witnesses.

EDWARD G. SCHRIEFER.

Witnesses:

AUGUST F. HABSLEB, ELsIE Sonnrnnna.

